What are the main factors that influence a Cable Installer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cable Installer's salary?

A Cable Installer's salary grows with experience: a Cable Installer (1-3 years)earns $63,269, a Senior Telecommunications Installation Technician (3-5 years)earns $82,814, a Telecommunications Installation Supervisor (5+ years)earns $91,779, a Telecommunications Installation Manager (5+ years)earns $101,635,

What are the highest paying states for a Cable Installer?

Cable Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cable Installer roles are District of Columbia $70,731, California $70,463, Massachusetts $69,524. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cable Installer roles make?

Salaries for Cable Installer level roles vary by specialization: Cable Engineer: $75,229; Cable Splicer: $71,446; Cable TV Installer: $70,288; Cable Contractors: $70,209; 25L Cable Systems Installer Maintainer: $67,612.

How do different companies affect a Cable Installer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cable Installer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Cable Installer Salary in the United States

How much does a Cable Installer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cable Installer in the United States is $63,883 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Cable Installer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,834
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,601 to $72,232
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,881

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Cable Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,232	$6,019	$1,389	$35
Average	$63,883	$5,324	$1,229	$31
25th Percentile	$57,601	$4,800	$1,108	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Cable Installer Salaries

A Cable Installer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Cable Installer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cable Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,731.
California: $70,463.
Massachusetts: $69,524.

District of Columbia $70,731 California $70,463 Massachusetts $69,524 Washington $69,268 New Jersey $69,243 Alaska $69,153 Connecticut $68,272 New York $67,914

Hawaii $66,771 Rhode Island $66,234 Maryland $65,870 Minnesota $65,372 Colorado $65,180 Illinois $65,116 Oregon $64,873 Delaware $64,694

New Hampshire $64,582 Virginia $64,330 Pennsylvania $63,596 Nevada $63,225 North Dakota $63,104 Michigan $62,912 Wisconsin $62,842 Vermont $62,701

Texas $62,312 Maine $62,286 Arizona $62,248 Ohio $62,203 Georgia $61,615 Indiana $61,321 Wyoming $61,264 Utah $61,174

Iowa $61,136 Kansas $60,829 Louisiana $60,740 North Carolina $60,708 Missouri $60,695 Florida $60,446 Montana $60,312 Nebraska $60,184

Kentucky $60,114 South Carolina $59,858 Tennessee $59,699 Idaho $59,635 New Mexico $59,169 Oklahoma $59,066 Alabama $58,689 South Dakota $58,057

Arkansas $57,712 West Virginia $57,527 Mississippi $56,971

Top Paying Cities for Cable Installers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $80,576
San Francisco: $79,784
Oakland: $78,014

San Jose, CA $80,576

San Francisco, CA $79,784

Oakland, CA $78,014

New York, NY $74,034

Queens Village, NY $73,555

Paramus, NJ $73,044

Passaic, NJ $72,980

Bergenfield, NJ $72,916

Stamford, CT $72,820

Huntington, NY $72,756

Newark, NJ $72,341

Bridgeport, CT $72,213

New Brunswick, NJ $72,003

Vallejo, CA $71,868

Middlesex, NJ $71,830

Somerset, NJ $71,773

Petaluma, CA $71,626

Santa Cruz, CA $71,377

Boston, MA $71,249

Monterey, CA $70,929

Fairbanks, AK $70,885

Los Angeles, CA $70,763

Washington, DC $70,731

Seattle, WA $70,616

Santa Rosa, CA $70,604

Juneau, AK $70,418

Orange, CA $70,208

Anchorage, AK $70,093

Anaheim, CA $70,048

Santa Ana, CA $69,952

Nassau, NY $69,914

Long Beach, CA $69,888

Danbury, CT $69,869

Santa Maria, CA $69,652

Everett, WA $69,639

Bremerton, WA $69,326

Trenton, NJ $69,205

Sacramento, CA $69,179

San Diego, CA $69,147

Brockton, MA $69,122

Tacoma, WA $69,096

Santa Barbara, CA $69,007

Lowell, MA $68,751

New Suffolk, NY $68,725

Nashua, NH $68,649

Lompoc, CA $68,547

Ventura, CA $68,483

Stockton, CA $68,464

New Haven, CT $68,336

Atlantic City, NJ $68,170

Hartford, CT $68,029

Modesto, CA $67,997

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,857

New Britain, CT $67,825

Olympia, WA $67,735

Kennewick, WA $67,735

New London, CT $67,722

Norwich, CT $67,703

Lawrence, MA $67,671

Bakersfield, CA $67,492

Riverside, CA $67,403

New Bedford, MA $67,403

Richland, WA $67,339

Portsmouth, NH $67,288

Vineland, NJ $67,275

San Bernardino, CA $67,224

Boulder, CO $67,045

Worcester, MA $66,994

Portland, OR $66,937

Saint Paul, MN $66,860

Minneapolis, MN $66,860

Philadelphia, PA $66,771

Honolulu, HI $66,432

Springfield, MA $66,208

Providence, RI $66,202

Chicago, IL $66,017

Bellingham, WA $65,940

Baltimore, MD $65,870

Chico, CA $65,710

Wilmington, DE $65,602

Pittsfield, MA $65,538

Manchester, NH $65,416

Spokane, WA $65,135

Denver, CO $65,129

Albany, NY $64,829

Troy, NY $64,803

Schenectady, NY $64,669

Burlington, VT $64,528

Portland, ME $64,305

Salem, OR $64,254

Yakima, WA $64,241

Ann Arbor, MI $64,222

Rochester, MN $64,043

Fresno, CA $64,011

Reno, NV $64,011

Milwaukee, WI $63,953

Detroit, MI $63,889

Allentown, PA $63,870

Carson City, NV $63,864

Houston, TX $63,768

Colorado Springs, CO $63,762

Syracuse, NY $63,730

Eugene, OR $63,608

Bismarck, ND $63,532

Gary, IN $63,532

Galveston, TX $63,532

Springfield, OR $63,481

Medford, OR $63,327

Fort Collins, CO $63,302

Austin, TX $63,251

Mesa, AZ $63,117

Phoenix, AZ $63,104

Dallas, TX $63,085

Reading, PA $63,046

Saint Cloud, MN $63,021

Concord, NH $62,963

Madison, WI $62,938

Utica, NY $62,765

Raleigh, NC $62,714

Las Vegas, NV $62,708

Rochester, NY $62,663

Des Moines, IA $62,657

Atlanta, GA $62,554

Battle Creek, MI $62,535

Salt Lake City, UT $62,516

Lancaster, PA $62,420

Champaign, IL $62,407

Harrisburg, PA $62,331

Durham, NC $62,273

Kansas City, MO $62,267

Kansas City, KS $62,254

Fort Worth, TX $62,248

Boca Raton, FL $62,222

Cleveland, OH $62,216

Columbus, OH $62,203

Pittsburgh, PA $62,197

Richmond, VA $62,171

Indianapolis, IN $62,158

Cincinnati, OH $62,075

Petersburg, VA $61,979

Billings, MT $61,839

Lansing, MI $61,839

Huntsville, AL $61,839

Lebanon, PA $61,832

Dayton, OH $61,826

Pueblo, CO $61,826

Appleton, WI $61,807

Buffalo, NY $61,781

Racine, WI $61,749

Charlotte, NC $61,743

Saint Louis, MO $61,724

Springfield, IL $61,698

Elkhart, IN $61,686

York, PA $61,686

Gastonia, NC $61,679

Benton Harbor, MI $61,679

Beaumont, TX $61,641

Lorain, OH $61,628

Toledo, OH $61,602

Binghamton, NY $61,571

Rock Hill, SC $61,564

Rockford, IL $61,532

Fargo, ND $61,500

Elyria, OH $61,500

Flagstaff, AZ $61,456

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,417

Miami, FL $61,379

Duluth, MN $61,277

Bangor, ME $61,194

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,123

Louisville, KY $61,091

Grand Rapids, MI $61,079

Hialeah, FL $61,072

Casper, WY $60,983

Scranton, PA $60,906

New Orleans, LA $60,887

Virginia Beach, VA $60,881

Akron, OH $60,849

Peoria, IL $60,766

Sarasota, FL $60,753

Green Bay, WI $60,708

Baton Rouge, LA $60,676

Charleston, SC $60,663

Nashville, TN $60,644

Jamestown, NY $60,631

Davenport, IA $60,631

Tucson, AZ $60,600

Cheyenne, WY $60,580

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,561

Tampa, FL $60,548

Omaha, NE $60,536

Port Arthur, TX $60,510

Evansville, IN $60,510

Bradenton, FL $60,485

Santa Fe, NM $60,370

Orlando, FL $60,306

Clearwater, FL $60,235

Canton, OH $60,101

La Crosse, WI $60,101

Grand Forks, ND $60,082

Albuquerque, NM $60,063

Tulsa, OK $60,063

Newport News, VA $60,057

High Point, NC $60,037

Ogden, UT $60,012

Corpus Christi, TX $59,961

Laramie, WY $59,922

Norfolk, VA $59,922

Rock Island, IL $59,884

Saginaw, MI $59,871

Jacksonville, FL $59,865

Salisbury, NC $59,852

Memphis, TN $59,839

Moline, IL $59,807

Fort Myers, FL $59,788

Waterloo, IA $59,705

Spartanburg, SC $59,641

Lincoln, NE $59,609

Fort Wayne, IN $59,597

Birmingham, AL $59,526

Cedar Falls, IA $59,513

Provo, UT $59,507

Springfield, OH $59,501

San Antonio, TX $59,488

Greensboro, NC $59,462

South Bend, IN $59,456

Winston Salem, NC $59,450

Boise, ID $59,430

Savannah, GA $59,386

Muskegon, MI $59,271

Lima, OH $59,194

Lake Charles, LA $59,169

Anderson, IN $59,156

Lexington, KY $59,137

Augusta, GA $59,117

Greenville, SC $59,117

Wichita, KS $59,060

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,060

Columbia, SC $59,002

Bloomington, IN $58,843

Roanoke, VA $58,804

Asheville, NC $58,721

Knoxville, TN $58,613

Shreveport, LA $58,606

Wilmington, NC $58,523

Frankfort, KY $58,402

Oklahoma City, OK $58,357

Chillicothe, OH $58,332

Longview, TX $58,325

Topeka, KS $58,306

Mobile, AL $58,210

Terre Haute, IN $58,185

Erie, PA $58,178

Altoona, PA $58,146

Melbourne, FL $58,127

Amarillo, TX $58,102

Killeen, TX $58,083

Fayetteville, AR $58,031

Sioux Falls, SD $57,987

Chattanooga, TN $57,948

Idaho Falls, ID $57,942

Gainesville, FL $57,808

Portsmouth, OH $57,776

Little Rock, AR $57,763

Lynchburg, VA $57,763

Lafayette, LA $57,738

Youngstown, OH $57,738

Temple, TX $57,712

Daytona Beach, FL $57,699

Clarksville, TN $57,693

Pensacola, FL $57,686

Hopkinsville, KY $57,495

Charleston, WV $57,488

Florence, SC $57,456

Sioux City, IA $57,418

Macon, GA $57,233

Tallahassee, FL $57,226

Fayetteville, NC $57,214

Waco, TX $57,201

Wichita Falls, TX $57,201

Pine Bluff, AR $57,175

Vincennes, IN $57,054

Lubbock, TX $57,028

Great Falls, MT $56,990

Alamogordo, NM $56,984

Abilene, TX $56,933

Rapid City, SD $56,850

Monroe, LA $56,850

Albany, GA $56,811

Huntington, WV $56,805

Jackson, MS $56,798

Greenville, MS $56,792

Parkersburg, WV $56,728

Montgomery, AL $56,715

Johnstown, PA $56,703

Springfield, MO $56,652

Biloxi, MS $56,620

Sumter, SC $56,485

Columbus, GA $56,479

Twin Falls, ID $56,441

Pascagoula, MS $56,358

Kingsport, TN $56,192

Gulfport, MS $56,172

Alexandria, LA $55,962

Fort Smith, AR $55,802

El Paso, TX $55,629

Helena, MT $55,546

Las Cruces, NM $55,342

Harlingen, TX $55,163

Pocatello, ID $55,106

Florence, AL $55,086

Brownsville, TX $55,074

Dothan, AL $54,971

Mcallen, TX $54,939

Columbus, MS $54,467

Altus, OK $54,173

Lawton, OK $54,051

Pierre, SD $53,822

What Skills Can Increase a Cable Installer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.93% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.93%
Hydraulics	2.55%
Programming	1.53%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cable Installer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$67,716	6%
Commitment	$66,438	4%
First Aid	$66,438	4%
Microsoft Office	$65,800	3%
Telecommunications	$65,800	3%
Networking	$65,800	3%

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How Education impacts a Cable Installer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cable Installers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cable Installer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,243 and $65,733).

Cable Installer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cable Installer

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 51.8%

Associates 30.0%

Bachelors 15.9%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	51.8%
Associates	30.0%
Bachelors	15.9%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Cable Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cable Installer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$57,601

Average $63,883/year

$72,232

$4,800

Average $5,324/month

$6,019

$1,108

Average $1,229/week

$1,389

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,232	$6,019	$1,389	$35
Average	$63,883	$5,324	$1,229	$31
25th Percentile	$57,601	$4,800	$1,108	$28

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Salary Trends for Cable Installer

Salaries for a Cable Installer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,872 in 2023 to around $51,215 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cable Installer salary trends, .

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